The Amaryillis Family

This is a family of about 65 genera with over 850 species. Most of the plants are herbaceous perennials that originated in tropical or subtropical areas of the world. Many of them have strap-like foliage with lance shaped leaves. They are monocotyledons with plant parts in threes and may are bulb plants.

Amaryllis
 
 
Fire Lily, George Lily, Scarborough Lily
Snowdrops
Copperlily
 
Snowflakes
Resurrection Lily
Daffodils
 
 
 
Rainflower
 

Note on Taxonomy - Plant taxonomy is the art and science of classifying plants into groupings in order to help people make sense of the huge diversity found in the world. The people who do this for a living are called taxonomists. They are continually evaluating and re-evaluating how plants are classified. For example, with the recent emergence of DNA analysis, many plants have been changing classification.

Also, there is no one, single universal classification system for plants. Rather, there is a lot of debate among taxonomists which may lead to confusion for the average gardener. That is why, in these family listings, you often see the words "about" or "around" when counting the number of genera or species to include. It is also why new families are created and some of the old ones suddenly fade away. So, don't be surprised if you find slightly different information at other sites or sources. Oh, well.

 

 
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